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Judges in federal appellate courts determine whether

a case should be heard in federal court.
a defendant is innocent or guilty.
a lower court made an error in a case.
a case should go to the Supreme Court.

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a lower court made an error in a case.

Federal appellate courts (courts of appeals) review trial court records to determine whether legal errors occurred — they don’t retry facts, decide guilt/innocence, or send cases to the Supreme Court (the Supreme Court decides whether to hear a case).